“I have been struggling with the lower back injury for over two months now, didn’t play much after losing the US Open qualifying first round. I feel like it still affects my movement on the court,” said Lu.

“But I will give my best try to win this tournament; after all, getting the wildcard and playing main draw in the Australian Open is everyone’s goal this week.”

LU lost both singles and doubles in Australian Open 2017 Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off.